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I think I like your brane better. From my (God help me) LiveJournal:
As near as I can tell, the arguments for revolve around the idea that it was in private space, that he is only 20, and that he never asked to be a member of the Royal Family, so why should he have to watch himself so carefully. The first of these arguments I can almost respect. After all, there are things we all do in private space that we would rather not see publicised. Harry would be perfectly entitled to feel aggrieved that somebody at the party should have photographed him and sold the picture to a newspaper. However, an easy way to avoid appearing in a newspaper dressed as a Nazi is not to dress as a Nazi, or at least to be very careful about whom you appear before dressed as a Nazi. The fact that he is only 20 again deserves a degree of respect. I mean, hey, we all did silly things when we were young, right? And, all things being equal, we had to cope with the consequences of those silly things.
As for never having asked to be a member of the royal family - this is true. Tony Benn never asked to be a member of the House of Lords. I am not sure, however, that that is a free pass. No child born into a royal family has asked to be a member, and many of them have had to deal with far more complex tasks than Harry - like actually ruling a country. There is every possibility that Harry will never have to take up even the ceremonial duties incumbent upon a modern British king. As soon as William spawns, he is effectively retired in his role as deputy heir (presumptive). Essentially, he has a fantastic job, the perks of which he is happy to enjoy and from which it is near impossible to fire him.
So, he did indeed not ask to be a member of the royal family. On the other hand, he has never to my knowledge asked not to be a member of the royal family either. As a member of the aforementioned, he has very few true compulsions, but some obligations. One of those is to comport himself in a way that minimises the risk of alienating his family's subjects. This is arguable, of course, but it is certainly considered good manners. Nobless oblige, sort of thing. Possibly nonage obliges also, but that's another question.
And, although this is not his fault and I can be pretty certain he didn't ask for it, his membership of the royal family means that he is related to probably the most famous Nazi sympathiser in the history of Britain, with the possible exceptions of the murkier end of the Mitfords. That's the kind of thing that, regrettably, you have to be aware of when picking out an outfit. |
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